Figure courtesy of Joel Ong

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\(\left|\sigma_{ss}\right\rangle = {1 \over \sqrt 2}{\color{blue}{\left|s_1\right\rangle}} + {1 \over \sqrt 2}{\color{orange}{\left|s_2\right\rangle}}\) \(\left|\sigma_{ss}\right\rangle = u_{11}{\color{blue}{\left|s_1\right\rangle}} + u_{12}{\color{orange}{\left|s_2\right\rangle}}\)

\(\left|\sigma_{ss}^*\right\rangle = {1 \over \sqrt 2}{\color{blue}{\left|s_1\right\rangle}} - {1 \over \sqrt 2}{\color{orange}{\left|s_2\right\rangle}}\) \(\left|\sigma_{ss}^*\right\rangle = u_{21}{\color{blue}{\left|s_1\right\rangle}} + u_{22}{\color{orange}{\left|s_2\right\rangle}}\)

\(\Delta E = \sqrt{\left({\color{orange}{E_2}} - {\color{blue}{E_1}}\right)^2 + \left(\int {\color{blue}{\left\langle{}s_1\right|}}\hat{H}{\color{orange}{\left|s_2\right\rangle}}\ \mathrm{d}^3 x\right)^2} \) \[\Delta E = \int {\color{blue}{\left\langle{}s_1\right|}}\hat{H}{\color{orange}{\left|s_2\right\rangle}}\ \mathrm{d}^3 x \]